Additional Information
Disaster Recovery Planning & Governance Business Continuity Management (BCPDR)Enterprise Infrastructure Recovery Cloud DR (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)Backup & Recovery Technologies Replication Technologies ITIL Service Continuity Management Risk Assessment & Compliance Recovery Runbook Development Infrastructure & Application Dependency Mapping Change Management Executive Reporting & Governance DR Testing and Validation Incident Management & Major Incident Recovery Regulatory Compliance (ISO 22301, SOC, HIPAA, PCI-DSS preferred)
Key responsibilities
DR Governance & Program Management Lead and coordinate enterprise DR governance activities. Define and monitor DR KPIs, including: Recovery Time Objective (RTO)Recovery Point Objective (RPO)DR testing effectiveness Compliance and audit metrics Develop and maintain DR governance dashboards and executive reports. Drive compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards. Disaster Recovery Strategy & Architecture Develop and maintain enterprise Disaster Recovery frameworks, standards, and methodologies. Support multi-year DR roadmap initiatives and technology modernization programs. Conduct infrastructure and application dependency assessments. Evaluate DR solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Recommend resilience improvements for critical business services. DR Planning & Documentation Develop and maintain DR plans for critical applications and infrastructure. Create and standardize: Runbooks SOPs Recovery procedures Escalation matrices Coordinate periodic reviews and updates of DR documentation. Maintain application-to-infrastructure dependency mappings and DR asset inventories. DR Testing & Recovery Exercises Plan and coordinate DR exercises, including: Tabletop exercises Simulation drills Partial failover testing Full-scale recovery testing Validate RTO and RPO compliance during exercises. Lead post-test reviews and remediation tracking. Coordinate failover and failback activities with infrastructure and application teams. Incident Response & Recovery Coordination Support DR activation during major incidents and disasters. Coordinate cross-functional recovery teams and command center activities. Track recovery milestones and communicate status updates to key stakeholders. Provide executive and customer communication during recovery events. Risk, Audit & Compliance Coordinate IT risk assessments related to DR and resiliency. Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits. Provide DR evidence, compliance reports, and readiness assessments. Track remediation of identified gaps and risks. Vendor & Stakeholder Management Collaborate with cloud providers, data center teams, infrastructure vendors, and third-party service providers. Coordinate vendor participation in DR testing and recovery events. Manage stakeholder communications across executive, operational, and technical teams. Continuous Improvement & Training Drive lessons learned from incidents and DR exercises. Identify opportunities for improving resiliency and recovery capabilities. Conduct DR awareness and training sessions for technical and business teams. Expand recovery scenarios covering cyber incidents, ransomware, infrastructure failures and regional disruptions. Required Technical Skills Disaster Recovery Planning & Governance Business Continuity Management (BCPDR)Enterprise Infrastructure Recovery Cloud DR (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)Backup & Recovery Technologies Replication Technologies
Role Descriptions: DR Governance & Program Management Lead and coordinate enterprise DR governance activities. Define and monitor DR KPIs including: Recovery Time Objective (RTO)Recovery Point Objective (RPO)DR testing effectiveness Compliance and audit metrics Develop and maintain DR governance dashboards and executive reports. Drive compliance with organizational policies regulatory requirements and industry standards. Disaster Recovery Strategy & Architecture Develop and maintain enterprise Disaster Recovery frameworks standards and methodologies. Support multi-year DR roadmap initiatives and technology modernization programs. Conduct infrastructure and application dependency assessments. Evaluate DR solutions across on-premises cloud and hybrid environments. Recommend resilience improvements for critical business services. DR Planning & Documentation Develop and maintain DR plans for critical applications and infrastructure. Create and standardize: Runbooks SOPs Recovery procedures Escalation matrices Coordinate periodic reviews and updates of DR documentation. Maintain application-to-infrastructure dependency mappings and DR asset inventories. DR Testing & Recovery Exercises Plan and coordinate DR exercises
